Hell was having a party!  The light of the world had been extinguished, sealed in the darkness of a tomb.  Satan, the destroyer, reigned supreme over the Prince of Life.  Hate had triumphed over love.  The demons laughed and croaked a blasphemous song.  Suddenly, a shriek brought the celebration to a halt.  “He is risen!”  Terrified voices spread the news, “He is risen!”  It was Easter morning and in hell the party was over, but in heaven it was just beginning--and we’re stil

"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work." (2 Cor. 9:8 NKJV) The grace of which Paul was speaking is the grace of giving. The Lord promises to supply all I need to live and to share with others in need. As He fed Israel with manna each morning, He gave them what they needed for that day. They could not hoard it, or it became a stinking, maggot-infested mess, except on

Who would want to miss an opportunity to be encouraged? Yet, if we neglect gathering with the people of God to offer the worship of God, we will miss out on an opportunity to be encouraged from the Word of God! The Scripture warns us about, "not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching," (Heb. 10:25 NKJV). These are challenging times, and likely to become more so